The Great Secret
"The great secret β put this in your ear: from sugar I know how to make Acetyl-CoA, but the reverse is not true. And when I burn fat, the sugar in my body rises because I take the glycerin coming from the fat and convert it in my liver into sugar."
β Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him
This is one of Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi's most important insights β and it overturns common assumptions about blood sugar.
How the Body Makes Sugar From Fat
The pathway by which the body creates sugar from stored fat:
The Common Belief
β Blood sugar rises only from eating starches and sugar.
The Scientific Reality
β Blood sugar can rise even if you only ate fats! Glycerin converts to glucose in the liver.
The Astonishing Paradox
π« Ate 2 kilograms of oil? After only two hours, it converts to organic acids + glucose. Blood sugar didn't rise from starches β it was manufactured from fat!
π¦ The fate of dietary sugar: Sugar from food does not enter the blood directly β it is stored in the liver as glycogen first. It rarely leaks into the bloodstream.
π₯ When burning fat: The released glycerin converts to glucose in the liver β blood sugar rises temporarily, and this is completely normal and not dangerous.
Acetyl-CoA β The Cornerstone
π What is it?
The active form of acetic acid (a 2-carbon molecule) β produced from the breakdown of fatty acids in the mitochondria.
ποΈ From it, the body makes:
- Cholesterol (37 steps)
- Ketone bodies (fasting fuel)
- New fatty acids
- ATP energy
π§ͺ Ketone Bodies
Clean alternative fuel to glucose, produced during fasting β Acetone + Acetoacetic + Beta-hydroxybutyrate.